•
•
Understanding the Components of a Home Network
Home networks are becoming more common. If you have never heard network terminology device names like router, hub, etc may seem confusing. This article explains what makes up a home network. Home networks are becoming more common. People want to be able to share a single broadband Internet connection to several computers in the house. There are many different devices that you can use to make up your home network. If you have never heard network terminology device names like router, hub, etc ...Read more »•
Declarative Programming - Strategies for Solving Software
Many software and hardware producers take pride in the exponential pace of technology change, but for users and consumers of their products and services the rapid technological obsolescence often means increased costs, frustrations, and unfulfilled promises. Corporate America expects to make capital investments in goods and facilities that should last five, ten, even twenty years, but only an eighteen-month lifetime for computer software and hardware investment is not uncommon. Lowering the ...Read more »•
Home Computer Security
This is a paper about securing your home computers and networks. The goal of computer security is to keep unauthorized users from using your resources. This can be anything from your computer to your printer or even your web camera. Detection is another important aspect that should be monitored as well. I often get asked "Why should I worry?" Maybe you shouldn't. If you are concerned about any of your files or the possibility of losing them you should care. There is also online banking that ...Read more »•
Easy Computer Tips
Things you can do to keep your computer running smoothly. 1. Empty your recycle bin, delete the deleted files from Outlook, you can also delete files in your sent folder that are no longer needed. 2. Get rid of those cookies, they can take up alot of space. Marketers also use this information to track your buying patterns. 3. You can delete your Temp files these end with *.tmp you can use F3 in Windows to search for that extension. 4. Run Microsoft ScanDisk at least once a month. 5. Run ...Read more »•
What your website REALLY says about you and why it matters
Everything you say and do says something about you. This has never been more true than in a text based environment like the Internet. You only have one chance to put across what you want to say. Use it wisely. Getting a website right does take work and commitment. If you want it to succeed you must spend time to get it right and present the right impression to your potential customers. During any conversation you can pick up extra clues from tone of voice, the choice of words used, the way it ...Read more »•
Calendar Organizer Insights
First of all, let's start with a definition of HCFO: The Highly Customizable Framework for Organization (HCFO) is a software framework used for building software applications that organize information on your computer quickly and easily without having to do any computer programming. To make this concept less abstract, we will deal with HCFO in one dimension: calendar supported software. HCFO and building practical software applications are discussed in greater detail in my "Computing Success ...Read more »•
Computer Repair - Fake Virus Alerts and What to Do If You Have Been Infected
There has been a proliferation of fake virus alert or rogue security software attacks. These programs create a legitimate looking pop-up window that appears on your screen while you surf the web notifying you that your computer has become infected and prompts you to take some sort of action such as: clicking to install software, pressing ok to install updates of some sort, or clicking to remove non-existent virus or spyware infections. When you click the rogue software actually ...Read more »•
Web Programming, Web Programming
Web Programming is part of the umbrella term of computer programming. Web programming allows you to turn a simple, static HTML page into a dynamic, Web 2.0 masterpiece. It allows others to interact with your web site and use the application on any computer with Internet access. Web programming is often easier than programming applications that will run directly on the computer. Web programming is about more than creating and formatting web pages and websites, though that is often a ...Read more »•